Combined knife, fork, can-opener, and saw.



PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

c. HELLMUTH. COMBINED KNIFE, PORK, GANOPENBR, AND SAW.

APPLICATION IILED AUG. 26, 1905.

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UNITED .sTA'rEs PATENT OFFICE.

I; Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 26,1995. seen No. 275.255.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HELLMUTH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and opener.

, and adapted to be turned into engagement State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Knife, Fork, Can-Opener, and Saw, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined fork, knife, can-opener, and saw.

It is essential inarticles comprising a camping outfit that they should be simple, compact, and adapted to serve a variety of purposes.

Myinvention, therefore, has forits object to provide a device of this character embodying a case formed of two hollow separable sections, each section removably supporting a combined implement in such manner as to adapt it to be reversed to bring either end into operative position' In the drawings, Figure 1 is a prespective view of my device Fig. 2, a perspective view of one of the sections of the case, showing an implement'therein combining a fork and can- Fig. 3 is a perspective of the other section of 'the case, showing an implement therein combining a knife and saw; and 4 is a'detail sectioned view.

In all the figures of the drawings illustrating my invention like reference characters designate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate the hollow sections composing the case, each being cut away 'at'one end to adapt them when brought together to overlap and the corresponding faces of their sides, top, and bottom to come flush with each other.

The implement 3, combining a fork 4 at one end and a c'an-opener 5 at the other end, is removably secured to the section 1 by means of a notched metallic block 6, secured in a similarly-shaped slot 7 in the top wall of the portion 1 and engaging a similarlyshaped slot 8 in said implement and held therein by a button 9, pivoted to said block with the face of said implement.

The implement 10, combining a saw 11 at one end and a knife 12 at the other .end, is removably secured to the section 2 by means corresponding to that employed to secure the implement 3 to the section 1, such means in this instance-comprising a notched metallic block 13, securedin a similarly-shaped slot the bottom wall of the ortion 2 and engaging a' similarl -shaped s ot 15 in said implement and hel therein by a button 16,

pivoted [to said block and adapted to be turned-into engagement with the face of said implement.

The blocks 6 and,13 are held within the slots in their res ective sections by means of the plates 17 an 18, secured to said sections in any suitable manner.

' It will be understood that when the sections are placed together the'saw will fit into the cavity of the section 1 above the canopener and the forkinto thecavity of the sect10n 2 just below the knife and that the sections of the casing are held together by the frictioned contact of the tools against the opposite sections.

If the parts of the device are in the condition shown by Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings and it is desired to bring the can-opener and knife into operative position, the "buttons are turned longitudinally of the blocks, the implements dlsengaged therefrom and reversed and then engaged again withsaid blocks and locked by turning the buttons transversely thereof.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Adevice of the character described comprising a casing formed of separable sections, locks secured in said sections, buttons pivoted on said blocks and implements embodying plates having slots ada ted to be engaged by said blocks, substantiaffy as described.

, 2. A device of the character described, coinprising a casing formed of aving overla said sections, uttons pivoted on said blocks and implements embodying plates having slots adapted to be engaged by said blocks, substantially as described.

- 3. A device of the characterdescribed com-' prising a casing formed of separable sections having overlapping ends and slots in said ends, blocks secured in said slots, buttons pivotedon said blocks, and implements hav- 1ng slots adapted to be en aged by said blocks, substantially as descri ed.

i 4. A device of, the character described comrising a casing formed of separable sections aving overlapping ends and slots in said ends, blocks secured in said slots, buttons pivoted on said blocks, and implements em separable sections ping ends, .blocks secured in bodying plates having slots adapted to be engaged by said blocks, and plates for securing said blocks, substantially as described.

5. Adevice of the character described comprising a casing formed of separable sections having overlap ing ends .and slots in said ends, notched locks secured in said slots,

buttons pivoted on said blocks, and implenients-mbodying plates having slots adapted to be engaged by said blocks, substantially 1 o as described.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 17th day of August, A. D, 1905.

CHARLES HELLMUTH. Witnesses:

CHAS. L. WOLF ALBERT B. BLAGKWOOD. 

